Talk:Distancing language

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No Reference

Ironically this quote includes no references: "There are many references on the internet to articles about detecting deception." This is superfluous without supporting references. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.5.17.92 (talk) 09:37, 21 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Protective?

I'd say that "croaked" is hardly a tactful way of describing someone's having died. 84.13.165.110 (talk) 08:52, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Someone may use the term 'wouldn't' to imply not only that they didn't do what they are being accused of, but that it is inconsistent with their character. Didn't is just simply a denial of the act, wouldn't implies a deeper moral principal at work, and couldn't an inability to do or even contemplate doing such an act.

In Spanish

In the Spanish language, a speaker who forgot a comb might instead say, "The comb forgot itself." Would this be a form of distancing language, or would it just be like the English passive sentence, "The comb was forgotten."? 128.255.106.15 (talk) 03:15, 6 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Spam?

This sentence reads like spam:

"These and other techniques are taught to Correctional Staff in an introductory course (Can You Read Between the Lines: Detecting Deception, by Dr. Stephen Strunk) offered at The Academy for Staff Development (Virginia Department of Corrections), Crozier, Virginia." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.228.123.200 (talk) 06:15, 12 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]